Drake vs Indiana St

[getreal4]

Bulldogs have fallen on tough times since beating the Moss- less Trees twice earlier this season. Hope the dogs can find a way to play a good game, we sure need something positive out of this season.

prediction

Trees 78
Bulldogs 65

[Mc Bulldog]

Good luck Trees .. may the better team from 6-8pm or so win the game. You guys have a great school and even better fans. GetReal4 might become a Tree fan at some point .. could you be that lucky? :D

[NayshunSycamore]

I will be there to see this game. Realistically I think ISU will win this, maybe even by a blowout. Drake has won just one of its last 11 games (i think anyway) and hasn't played ISU with Moss yet. With that being said, Drake will come into this game ready to play, but obviously ISU will too. Drake swept ISU this season, so the Sycamores will be looking for a little revenge. It all depends on which ISU team will show up at the Savvis Center.
Prediction: ISU 76, Drake 68

[pantherjoe]

Drake will win
60-55
let be known

[WuGameClan]

Drake will not lie down and die for ISU. I think Drake matches up well with ISU, and as far as ISU wanting revenge or this and that, its arch madness, one and done, everyone is fighting for survival, those other motivating factors are meaningless.

[kabullseye]

DOGS bark big this weekend. Watch out WSU.

[Fraydog]

I think that the Trees are going to come out to play this weekend. Drake just doesn't seem to have the same talent or fire that Indiana State has now that Moss is back. Now WSU might want to watch out for that first game if the Trees win, lest we forget that the Trees took out IU earlier in the season... of the lower seeds, I think that the Trees would be the team I would least like to face.

[txsaluki05]

Moss and Co win this one by 8.

[Myopicraiderfan]

Indiana St runs away with this one. No offense to Drake but Indy is playing pretty decent. I think Indy gives WSU a run in the next round.

[-Z-]

This is a Jeckyll/Hyde team but David Moss won't leave the Valley without one more victory.

Trees 78
Dogs 65

[getreal4]

I was suprised that Drake is a small favorite, 1 to 3 pts, tonight.

[ISU87]

I think this game is gonna be closer than some people think, within 3-5 points I'd guess.

[siubball32]

I'm gonna go with Drake tonight 65-62. Ind.State is playing good, but i just think that drake will pull it out.

[getreal4]

Drake will win if

Stewart plays 30 min plus
Keita plays 20 min

somebody from Drake plays defense in the halfcourt

[ISU87]

neither team is gonna score in this one, it's gonna just end 0-0

[scottpt99UE]

Is there no TV coverage for the opening round (play-in games?) What about the rest of the tournament?

[WSUbballer]

Is there no TV coverage for the opening round (play-in games?) What about the rest of the tournament?
No tv on the play-in games. FSN will broadcast the quarterfinals and semifinals and CBS will broadcast championship sunday
Check with drake and indiana state websites for internet broadcasting.

[getreal4]

Is there no TV coverage for the opening round (play-in games?) What about the rest of the tournament?

TV starts Friday Fox Midwest I believe

good thing this game is not televised, no one could stand to watch this fiasco

Drake leads 14 to 8 with 3:57 to go in the first half :mad:

[WSUbballer]

TV starts Friday Fox Midwest I believe

good thing this game is not televised, no one could stand to watch this fiasco

Drake leads 14 to 8 with 3:57 to go in the first half :mad:
Wow, are you serious? My godddd..

That means only one thing:
One of em comes out torching the nets tomorrow against WSU (gulp)

[getreal4]

scoring explosion Drake leads 19 to 10 1:45 to go

[getreal4]

Drake has 9 turnovers thus far Indy St has 10 TO's

[ISU87]

this game is horrifying for ISU fans, I absolutely can not believe ISU is gonna end the season this way. Man, from the penthouse to below the outhouse.

[getreal4]

halftime of this barnburner

Drake 19
Indiana St 10

[SubGod22]

That's just ugly. Maybe it's a good thing it's not being televised.

[ISU87]

televised? ha!!!!!!!!!

[getreal4]

Hey, I begged for some defense from the Drake players, didn't know we were back to the Garner days at Drake. :cool:

[getreal4]

That's just ugly. Maybe it's a good thing it's not being televised.


Maybe???? Brutal play by both teams.

[ISUMatt]

How do you score 10 points in a half??? Aweful

[MSNSaluki]

these two teams suck.

[iSASO]

But someone guaranteed us that Drake had more talent than WSU this year.

[MetDrakeFan]

The most offensive fouls award goes to Nick Grant, without a doubt. I wonder if he leads the nation in this category?

[getreal4]

Drake is back to reality no defense

Ind St leads 46 to 44 5 plus to go

Moss with 18 pts

[getreal4]

brooks fouls out Trees are looking good :mad: 5:08 to go

trees lead by 4

[getreal4]

55 to 46 Trees 3:50 to go its over end this frustation and start recruiting please

[ISU87]

I can't even believe this, Moss explodes, Drake implodes

it doesn't matter, whoever wins will just get crushed by the Shox tomorrow.

[getreal4]

20 turnovers on Drake

[getreal4]

bryant gets a 3 his first points of the game

[getreal4]

57 to 49 another Drake turnover

[getreal4]

dogs are laying down 61 to 49

[ISU87]

ISU had TEN points at the half, I wonder what in the HE double L happened in that ISU locker room??

We ISU fans can ONLY hope and PRAY that ISU plays like this (2nd half) in Saturday's game.

[getreal4]

No doubt that the Dogs regressed as this season progressed. Aces, Redbirds, Trees have all looked better than our Bulldogs this past month. Rough finish to what started out as a promising year.

[SycamoresRule]

Much like our entire season...

THIS IS THE CRAZIEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN!!! (or heard)

GO SYCAMORES!!!

[mproviz]

first they have to beat us tomorrow to get to saturday.. ;)

[getreal4]

Bulldogs have fallen on tough times since beating the Moss- less Trees twice earlier this season. Hope the dogs can find a way to play a good game, we sure need something positive out of this season.

prediction

Trees 78
Bulldogs 65


Final

Trees 72
Bulldogs 63

[mproviz]

how many did Moss score?

[ISU87]

first they have to beat us tomorrow to get to saturday.. ;)

whoops, you're right, I thought it was Friday night.

Moss, 24 points.

[SalukiFan344]

62 2nd half pts. Offensive production went up 620%...

[Yoshi]

Congrats Trees! 62 points in a half is some number, so is 10 but we won't go there. Go for 75 points in the first half tomorrow against the shox! :D

[getreal4]

the Dr Tom experiment at Drake has turned ugly. Problem for Drake fans is most of these fractured players are back next year. (fractured is Dr Tom's term)

Drake finishes 10-19 overall (D1 games) Drake started conference play with a 4-4 record & then proceeded to go 1-10 including this game.

Congrats Trees. Nice second half. Good luck against the Shocks!

[siubball32]

congrats trees on 72-63 win.

GO DAWGS

[ISU87]

Congrats Trees. Nice second half. Good luck against the Shocks!

ISU will need more than luck with the quick turnaround to tomorrows game, but if they play like they just did in the 2nd half it could be interesting anyway?

[skinny_uncle]

Congrats to the Trees on the win. Strange way to go about it, but what the heck. A win is a win.

[Fraydog]

the Dr Tom experiment at Drake has turned ugly. Problem for Drake fans is most of these fractured players are back next year. (fractured is Dr Tom's term)

Drake finishes 10-19 overall (D1 games) Drake started conference play with a 4-4 record & then proceeded to go 1-10 including this game.

Congrats Trees. Nice second half. Good luck against the Shocks!

Seriously, do you think that Dr. Tom will still be around next year?

[getreal4]

Believe Dr Tom will be back for one more year. And a new AD has got to be hired this spring. And no open scholarships at this time without running off some of the past recruiting mistakes. Serious decline in attendance & interest at the end of this season. New AD will have a few issues needing immediate concern.

[skinny_uncle]

Much like our entire season...

THIS IS THE CRAZIEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN!!! (or heard)

GO SYCAMORES!!!
They call it Arch Madness for a reason.

[ISU87]

ISU shot 77% from the field in the 2nd half (according to the MVC site), unreal. we need that friday to have ANY shot.

[RoundhouseSteve]

Congrats. to the trees. We will see you tomorrow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


GO SHOCKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

[Bluejay03]

Good win by Indiana State, pretty incredible second half by Indiana State on the offensive end. Wichita State needs to bring their A game tomorrow to win, Moss will not let Indiana State go down without a fight!

[Mecha_Bulldog]

ISU shot 77% from the field in the 2nd half (according to the MVC site), unreal. we need that friday to have ANY shot.

I wondered what ISU shot in the second half. I figured it was somewhere above 60%, but didn't realize it was that good. I knew ISU wasn't missing much. Good luck to ISU the rest of the way. Drake would have just been hammered by WSU anyway.

[Nyghtewynd]

Very depressing game. At least in years past, win or lose I was proud of Drake's effort. Tonight Drake just disgraced themselves and their university with a no-show second half. They played absolutely no organized offense in the second half, and Davis obviously understood it and gave up. Aliou Keita spent the second half whining about the officiating, finally got a call, and then promptly air-mailed a FT and spent the rest of the game on the bench. He is one of the biggest wastes of talent I've ever seen in the Valley, and apparently needs a check-up from the neck-up. I LOVE Dr. Tom, but it doesn't look like he has much hope for this team.

[-Z-]

Interesting story on the Terre Haute paper website on what happened during halftime in the ISU lockerroom
http://www.tribstar.com

[Aargh]

I have to think that InSt just set 2 MVC tourney records. Least points in a half and most points in a half.

Those look like pretty insurmountable records. Bizarre to see them both set by the same team in the same game.

[kyyle23]

Interesting story on the Terre Haute paper website on what happened during halftime in the ISU lockerroom
http://www.tribstar.com

Where is it? I cant seem to find that article.

[Mecha_Bulldog]

I have to think that InSt just set 2 MVC tourney records. Least points in a half and most points in a half.

Those look like pretty insurmountable records. Bizarre to see them both set by the same team in the same game.

InSt did set records for least points and most points in a half against a Dr Tom coached Drake team.

[Myopicraiderfan]

So which trees are showing up this morning against the shocks? 1st half or second half?

[-Z-]

Here's a link to the lockeroom story. I think they rotated the stories on the front of the website.http://www.tribstar.com/sports/local_story_062003204.html

[ISU87]

I think ISU may have set up to FOUR MVC game records in this game, I only know of 3, 1. least amount of points in a half (10), 2. Most amount of points in a half (62), 3. Highest shooting percentage for a half (77%), and possibly
4. lowest shooting percentage for a half (something like 15%?)

anyone verify this?

I have to think that InSt just set 2 MVC tourney records. Least points in a half and most points in a half.

Those look like pretty insurmountable records. Bizarre to see them both set by the same team in the same game.

[Zdog]

this was a horrible game for the dogs. I see no hope next yr. Looks like 20 losing seasons in a row.

[-Z-]

Terre Haute paper says you are right. Four MVC tourney records.

[Dawg_tired]

And from the sounds of it that's what it will be next year as well. AD selection committee sounds screwed up. Blank left a mess. Need some new assistant coaches who can recruit.